Healthier 3 Ingredient Peanut Butter Cookies

Yep, that’s it: Only 3 ingredients and about 5 minutes of prep time. The oven does the rest and soon you’ll be biting into a perfectly chewy, delicious and healthier peanut butter cookie. These cookies also happens to be naturally gluten-free and paleo. And if you want to veganize them, simply substitute flax eggs.

These cookies are made with natural peanut butter, meaning there are no hydrogenated oils and no sugar – just 100% peanuts. We’re also using coconut sugar instead of refined sugar but you can use any sugar substitute of your choice as long as it’s one that can be substituted 1:1.

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My family loves these cookies and I’m confident they’re going to be a hit in your home also!

Let’s get started!

As I said, these are as easy as 1, 2, 3. Just three ingredients: Natural peanut butter, coconut sugar and one egg.

A word about coconut sugar: The one I’m using is Coconut Sugar from Big Tree Farms, which is a good value. It’s very dark in color with a deep caramelized flavor. There are some slightly lighter varieties out there as well and which one you use will impact the color of the finished cookie as well as the depth of flavor. Use whichever one you prefer.

Place the ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl (or stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment) and beat until the cookie dough comes together.

Use a spoon or cookie scoop to place 1-inch or bigger balls of batter onto a lined or non-stick cookie sheet. Use a fork to press a criss-cross pattern onto the top of the cookies.

In an oven preheated to 350 degrees F, bake the cookies for about 12 minutes. Let them sit for a couple of minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Place all the ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and beat until the cookie dough comes together.

Use a spoon or cookie scoop to place 1-inch or larger balls of dough onto a lined or non-stick cookie sheet. Use a fork to press a criss-cross pattern onto the top of the cookies. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies sit for a couple of minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.

You know I’m all about easy, healthy recipes – and these are both healthy and super-duper easy! Total win! Sometimes it’s really hard to convince people that a treat doesn’t have to be totally over-the-top naughty and bad for you in order to be delicious – these cookies are proof! Terrific recipe, and great step-by-step photos, too!

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